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It’s easy to say that you like music. However, can you confidently state that you understand music? Make no mistake, it’s nice to be able to listen to your favorite songs and recognize when a note is off. But still, that doesn’t automatically give you the ability to read and play any notes you like.This book explores the basics of music theory. No matter if you’re a composer or just an “ordinary” reader, you will learn the fundamentals of sheet music. Do this, and your next step will be composing your own melodies.Seems like an overly complicated process? Worry not, as this book explains things in a very simple manner. And yet, it will teach you the technique behind every hit you hear on the radio or online. Welcome to music theory. The essential “tool” of every skilled musician.

Music is all around us. It’s like a tidal wave that can never stop. Just like the force within that encourages us to create new music. But what if you don’t know where to start? After all, there’s more to composing than just coming up with a good melody. This is where our book can help you. It’s a short guide that will give you the necessary push to get started. Even if you are a beginner, don’t worry. Provided you know how to play a musical instrument, you can rest assured that you’ll be composing beautiful music before long.Music is made up of three building blocks: melody, harmony, and rhythm. This book briefly discusses how you can make these three parts work together when you take your first steps toward your very first composition! So, why not start this beautiful musical journey today? Who knows, you might just be the next great composer!

Viking metal is a dynamic and popular subgenre of metal music of burgeoning popularity coming primarily from Nordic countries. These musicians use their nations’ Viking histories and saga material as inspiration for their lyrics and nostalgic reimagining’s of the past are used to make commentaries on modern society and hopes for the future. Viking metal bands use the Middle Ages and the Viking Age as a screen upon which to play with nostalgic imaginings of what life was like then or at least how it should have been based upon aspects of the collective memory of their communities which can include the works of historians and that of artists and political figures. They use this as a means of criticizing the modern Christian world they perceive as being weaker than the ancient one.The three main components of Viking metal are:-The idealization of a national past from which an ethnic identity can be constructed on a national, Scandinavian, or pan-Nordic level.-A staunch opposition to Christianity that is based on the perceived oppression of their ancestors in the Viking Age for which they lust for vengeance. This vengeance is described as taking place in a grand Ragnarok-inspired battle between the pagan forces and the Christian.-The romanticization of the natural primordial world and its â??dark forces’. The legacy with is contained within the ethnic blood of the people and tied to the land.

Table of ContentsIntroductionFrom Satan to Odin – Basic History of Black and Viking MetalAnalysis of Lyrical ThemesChapter 1: The North and Nationi)Construction of Ethnic Mythii)From the Periphery: Finland, Iceland, and the Faroe IslandsChapter 2: Vikings as Anti-Christian Warriorsi)Conversion and Oppressionii)Holy War and Revivaliii)The Superiority of Pagan MoralityChapter 3: Mother Earth, Father Thunder: Nature and Legacyi)Nature Worshipii)Blood and Soil: Legacyiii)Som i mann sÃ¥ i ulv: Wolves and WerewolvesCase StudyTurisas – The Varangian WayConclusion

Guitar Lessons for the Curious Musician is a guitar teacher’s compilation of guitar lessons. This book takes the absolute beginner guitar student through a journey of guitar lessons while answering every question along the way. After completing the book once, the student will be an intermediate guitar player. After completing the book three or four times, the student will be an advanced guitar player and will no longer need guitar lessons. This book covers every aspect of guitar theory & guitar technique, music theory, hundreds of musical examples & chord progressions, plus a starter songlist and soloing guides for beginner guitar lessons & advanced guitar lessons. While this book launches the beginner guitar student on their guitar lessons course, advanced guitar students will appreciate the advanced guitar lessons & advanced levels. Every level of guitar is addressed in this book. Topics covered include guitar chords, scales & modes, arpeggios, rhythm & counting, strumming, fretboard mastery, reading tabs & standard music notation, techniques, songs, and more! This book answers all of the questions that you didn’t think to ask. This book is fun and easy to learn!

Welcome to Jazz for the Curious Guitarist! If you are ready to finally learn to play real jazz guitar, then this book is for you. I will take you from the very beginning to show you the basics of jazz guitar playing through to an expert level of jazz in which you’ll have full mastery over all chords that exist, basic & advanced scales & arpeggios, rhythm, and music & guitar theories. In the beginning, we will be learning the guitar basics to get ready for the jazz lessons and I will assume that you don’t play guitar at all – that you are a complete beginner. Then we will get into the jazz guitar lessons. The jazz guitar lessons are cumulative (each lesson builds on the previous lesson.) We will work extensively on chords, scales, arpeggios, rhythm, music theory, and various jazz guitar concepts. Any kind of six-string guitar will work well for this course – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, or classical guitar. The world needs more jazz guitar players. This is going to be a lot of fun!

Welcome to Christmas Songs for the Curious Guitarist! This is the ultimate guitar songs book to get you ready for the Christmas holiday. Learn 20 of the most popular Christmas songs on the guitar – each in two different versions, basic and full. The basic version takes you through the easy guitar chords as well as the simple tab melody, to be played individually or as a duet with a friend. The full version is a full solo tab arrangement with the chords & melody combined to create a full sound for every song, whether you are performing, playing for friends & family, or for your own pleasure. Any kind of six-string guitar will work well for these songs – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, or classical guitar. This book is designed to accessible for the beginner guitar student as well as the intermediate & advanced guitarist. Every level of player can learn these songs quickly and easily. Advanced players may use these arrangements to prepare a song list for holiday guitar gigs or other performances. This is going to be a lot of fun! Merry Christmas & happy holidays!

Welcome to Bluegrass for the Curious Guitarist! This is a complete bluegrass guitar guide that takes you from the beginning (you don’t know how to play guitar) to an advanced level in which you’ll be playing & jamming bluegrass for fun! Most often, bluegrass guitarists play the acoustic guitar, but any six-string guitar will work fine while you gather your bluegrass skills. In the beginning pages of this book, the lessons focus on getting you up to speed with your basic guitar skills, such as reading tabs, knowing basic chords, basic strum patterns, open scale shapes, solo techniques, jam etiquette, bluegrass history, and even learning how to read music. (Every song is in tab form so you can start playing these tunes right away!)Also included are 10 of the most commonly played bluegrass songs with both a tab version and a chord version. You are encouraged to play these chords, tabbed out melodies, and jam your own solos using the open position scales from this book. This is going to be a lot of fun!

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the New Music Industry offers inspiration and high level advice to any musician or performer striving to successfully juggle the creative and business expertise necessary to thrive in today’s music industry.

The book’s 70-plus articles provide a wealth of practical advice to the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) musician. It is written by Keith Hatschek, who has spent four decades in the music industry, with contributions from eleven other industry experts. The book is organized into two sections, “Creative Activities” explores various aspects of popular music performance including recording, songwriting, and getting gigs. It also offers useful advice on how to market and promote your music to a global audience in the Internet age.

The second section, “Making a Living,” covers the ins and outs of the business of music, including successful fan funding models, how to maximize earnings from your original songs, music copyright essentials, musician’s health and wellness, industry trends, career tips and how to leverage radio and videos to gain more fans. For those wishing to advance their chances of making it in music, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the New Music Industry offers an indispensable handbook on what’s necessary to reach the top.

Please note: 100% of the net proceeds from the sale of this ebook will be donated to the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supplying musical instruments to under-funded school music programs to encourage more people to play and appreciate music.

Do you enjoy discovering new places? Are you dreaming of adventure? Where will you go? Escape to Africa with the beautiful photographs and videos from: Senegal Ghana The Gambia Mauritania Cote D’Ivoire or Ivory Coast Morocco Cameroon Nigeria EgyptKenya Libya Benin Cabo Verde Mali Give yourself the deserved rest and enjoy the beautiful and stunning pictures of Africa. Each country displays a unique facet of beautiful Africa with all of its different cultures. These new places will take you on a journey of discovery, inspiration, and relaxation. You will feel like being at these places yourself with the author as your personal guide. The author makes you feel like being there yourself.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity and allow yourself to dive deep into the feeling of holidays and adventure. Allow your family and friends the unique opportunity to experience this journey with you, by offering them this book as a gift.

This is a photography book; it does not explain or attempt to teach you about photography, in Arizona or anywhere else. One of the greatest pleasures about photography is experimenting to see if the image you capture resembles the image you had in your mind when you took it. This book is small; it is intended to be small. It is an attempt to bring the cost of photography books down to as low as they can go without sacrificing digital quality of the images within. This is the thirty fifth volume in a series, length or number unknown at the moment. However, when the series becomes sufficiently voluminous, they will be combined into a larger, and unfortunately more expensive, volume.This volume contains about 40 images. Future volumes may contain a few more or a few less depending upon final digital size. I sincerely hope you enjoy the images within.

This study examines the influence of perspective on architecture, highlighting how critical historical changes in the representation and perception of space continue to inform the way architects design.

Since its earliest developments, perspective was conceived as an exemplary form of representation that served as an ideal model of how everyday existence could be measured and ultimately judged. Temple argues that underlying the symbolic and epistemological meanings of perspective there prevails a deeply embedded redemptive view of the world that is deemed perfectible.

Temple explores this idea through a genealogical investigation of the cultural and philosophical contexts of perspective throughout history, highlighting how these developments influenced architectural thought. This broad historical enquiry is accompanied by a series of case-studies of modern or contemporary buildings, each demonstrating a particular affinity with the accompanying historical model of perspective.